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Re: DD a Sonic???

Re: DD a Sonic???

theres sure to be quite a bit of interest in dale.....hes a decent post defender, decent rebounder, and a solid locker room guy whos been thru the wars....

the key is at what price are these teams interested....i have a feeling most are interested at somewhere around the million dollar exception range (1.6 approx)....the key would be if any team would be willing to exceed that substantially, and if so, for how many years....

letting these teams somewhat set the market is almost a necessity....the pacers need to find out what hes worth, much like JJ, to help decide if they resign....which i think they will with DD, unless someone makes a crazy offer, not unlike the offer toronto made jax way back when...

Re: DD a Sonic???

DD will have to decide at this point in his career is money the foremost consideration, or happiness and a chance to win a championship. Some of the teams courting him are legitimate contenders, but he really seemed happy to be back here. Unless someone offers him a 'Mark Jackson' contract (4 years/16 mil) that was crazy, if the money is even in the ballpark here, I suspect he'll return here to finish his career.

In any event, I would think the Pacers wouldn't spend any/all of their MLE on DD at this stage. Hopefully they can get him for at or just slightly over the vet minimum.

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Dale will be one ****ed up guy if he just left for the money. If thats all that matters to him then we dont even need to sign him then. He came back here and he started playing very good again and then he is going to go and sign with some team in the west and not play a minute like he did for the warriors.

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Also I dont even care if Dale cant play more then 40 games at 10 minutes per game, I just want him on this team cause we need a guy like Dale who is tough and can be a leader, kind of fill for Reggie as the vet on the team.

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I wonder how much sway Kevin (his Brother) still has with Dale?

IMO, it would be a mistake to let the market dictate a price for him because that was part of the problem last time was that Kevin convinced him he was being disrespected because the team was taking care of all of the other players first (Croshere, Rose).

My gut feeling is if the Pacers offer Dale a decent reasonable contract he will take it.

I didn't mention this the other day because other than my wife, I haven't heard anybody mention it. But she was listening to the radio the other day & they were interviewing Dale about the opening of his new movie. The subject of him signing came up of course & she stated that Dale said that he built his home in Indianapolis & this was where he wanted to stay.

Take that for what it's worth. I think it was on 93.1 but I'm not certain.

Look I'm to partison on this issue so I won't go to much into this but I just want to say that Dale is reported to be a good locker room guy & is popular with his team mates. I think it's not a bad thing to have good guys on the team, the fact that he is still a valuable player is a bonus.

Basketball isn't played with computers, spreadsheets, and simulations. ChicagoJ 4/21/13

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I like DD, but his role will be MUCH smaller if Hulk comes back healthy. Also Fosters back was much of the reason he played so much, I wouldn't overpay for him. I think if we resigned DD and get Hulk back REG should reconsider! Can you imagine the picks with those two on the floor together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I think Dale likes Indy, but Indy has to pay him to keep him. Dale will bolt if another franchise is offering more money.

I would like to see him back, he is one of my favorite pacers ever. Honestly this is probably his last season and he will want to do the most with it he can, I will not fault him there he is human and wants to make th most he can. I whish him good luck and a good season, I hope it is with us, if not Go Dale! Thanks for the memories.

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I would like to see him back, he is one of my favorite pacers ever. Honestly this is probably his last season and he will want to do the most with it he can, I will not fault him there he is human and wants to make th most he can. I whish him good luck and a good season, I hope it is with us, if not Go Dale! Thanks for the memories.